Directory of Genetically Modified Food Resources

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Resources in This Category

• AgBioWorld

  http://www.agbioworld.org/
  Sponsored by scientists in favor of crop biotechnology. Members include Nobel Prize winners Norman Bourlaug and James Watson.

• Agent Orange

  http://www.angelfire.com/sc/ScottCreek/
  Personal pages give an overview of the extent of genetic engineering in plants and animals as well what some of the hazards might be.

• Alliance for Better Foods

  http://www.betterfoods.org/
  Encourages fact-based discussion about developments in plant biotechnology.

• BBC Special report: Food under the microscope

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/280396.stm
  Questions and answers, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus links to pro and con sites.

• Center for Food Safety

  http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
  An environmental and public health organization which has initiated landmark legal actions against the FDA and EPA to preserve the integrity of the food supply.

• Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops

  http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/research/homepages/eclark/myths.htm
  Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.

• Engineering Crops in a Needy World

  http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/gmos_india/index.html
  Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.

• Genetically Manipulated Food News

  http://home.intekom.com/tm_info/
  Information on the spread of genetic modification in the food supply as well as the politics and legal issues. Searchable index by subject and date.

• Genetically Modified Food - UK and World News

  http://www.connectotel.com/gmfood/
  Archive of news articles about GM foods, from 1998 to the present. Also includes editorials about the risks, lack of safety testing, and proponents of the products.

• Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms

  http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
  Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.

• Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food

  http://www.globalissues.org/issue/188/genetically-engineered-food
  Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto's role and media coverage are addressed.

• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

  http://www.iatp.org/
  Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes ongoing campaigns to fight genetically engineered foods.

• Monsanto

  http://www.monsanto.com/
  Corporate information about Monsanto, a major producer of GM seeds, as well as educational material, news and a long list of links.

• Myths About GMO

  http://www.vegsource.com/articles/gmo_feed_myth.htm
  VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.

• Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN)

  http://ngin.tripod.com/
  UK and international news; articles; quotations by scientists.

• Organic Seed Alliance

  http://www.seedalliance.org/
  Supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed.

• Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods

  http://ngin.tripod.com/foodstatements.htm
  "There is an awful lot unknown about hazards of new [GM food] crops and until it is fully tested we should not be subjecting people to risks, least of all young children."

• SIRC

  http://www.sirc.org/gate/gm_food.html
  A page on GM food at the website of the Social Issues Research Centre.

• Terminator technology threatening African farmers' rights

  http://afrol.com/News2001/afr023_terminator_techn.htm
  Article in Afrol News on the possible effects of the terminator gene on southern African agriculture.

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